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Schengen: MEPs raise concerns over threat to freedom of movement

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Date of publication

14 June 2012

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European Parliament worried that the fundamental freedom of free movement may be under attack following June 7th agreement on border controls

European Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs: "Migration is an opportunity, not a threat"

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Date of publication

11 June 2012

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Speech given by Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs, at the recent 'Global Hearing on Refugees and Migration'

Home Office: Radical immigration changes to reform family visas

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Date of publication

11 June 2012

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Home Office press release on "major overhaul of family migration": Parliament to set Article 8 guidance for deportations, and a new £18,600 earning requirement to be…

The European Network on Statelessness has been launched

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Date of publication

08 June 2012

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A new civil society alliance committed to addressing statelessness in Europe has been launched

Asylum Aid: Gender-sensitive asylum systems across Europe

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Date of publication

30 May 2012

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New report finds vast and worrying disparities in the way different EU States handle gender-related asylum claims

Women for Refugee Women: The experiences of women denied asylum in the UK

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Date of publication

28 May 2012

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Women for Refugee Women release new report, Refused, on the experiences of women who have been denied asylum in the UK

Medical Justice report: "The Second Torture": The Immigration Detention of Torture Survivors

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Date of publication

22 May 2012

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Medical Justice says victims of torture are routinely being held in immigration detention centres in breach of the government's own rules

Criminal offences covered by the concept of "particularly serious crime" may justify deporting an EU citizen

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Date of publication

22 May 2012

Summary

ECJ press release following the judgment in PI v Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Remscheid: a "particularly serious crime" may justify deporting an EU citizen, even if that…

UNHCR publishes a comparative study on the interpretation of "Particular Social Group"

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Date of publication

15 May 2012

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UNHCR has published a comparative study of how jurisprudence has developed in the last decade in relation to the interpretation of Convention Ground "Particular Social Group"…

Immigration and asylum policy: Government plans and progress made

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Date of publication

11 May 2012

Summary

House of Commons Library report providing an overview of the Government's immigration and asylum policy priorities, and the progress it has made so far in implementing them

Removing full right of appeal for family visitors

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Date of publication

10 May 2012

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A clause in the Crime and Courts Bill, published on 10 May 2012, will remove the full right of appeal for those applying to enter the UK as a family visitor. Subject to Parliamentary…

166 NGOs call on the EU institutions to respect asylum seekers' right to liberty in EU asylum legislation

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Date of publication

07 May 2012

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Rights groups appeal as EU begins negotiations on legislation regarding how asylum-seekers are received by Member States

ILPA publishes second edition of guidelines on working with children and subject to immigration control

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Date of publication

02 May 2012

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The guidelines are aimed principally at immigration practitioners who work with children and young people subject to immigration control and represent their interests.

Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 given Royal Assent

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Date of publication

01 May 2012

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MOJ announces that the new Legal Aid Act has today been given Royal Assent

Free movement: Commission asks the UK to uphold EU citizens' rights

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Date of publication

26 April 2012

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EC has given the UK two months to comply with rules on free movement of EU citizens or face a court case